8967 Calandra, provisional designation 4878 T-1, is a carbonaceous background asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 13 May 1971, by Dutch astronomer couple Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten at Leiden Observatory, on photographic plates taken by Dutch–American astronomer Tom Gehrels at the Palomar Observatory in California.^[9] It is named after the corn bunting (Emberiza calandra).^[3]

Calandra is a non-family asteroid from the main belt's background population. It orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.7–3.4 AU once every 5 years and 4 months (1,952 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.12 and an inclination of 10° with respect to the ecliptic.^[1] No precoveries were taken prior to its discovery.^[9]

This minor planet is named for the passerine bird, Miliaria calandra or Emberiza calandra, also known as the corn bunting.^[3] It is listed as an endangered species on the European Red List of Birds.^[11] The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 2 February 1999 (M.P.C. 33794; 34089).^[12]